Firearms Instructor - 3 Gun
Course Hours: 80.0 Hours
Course Description
This course is designed to develop qualified firearms instructors who can manage and conduct firearms training programs for semi-automatic pistols, patrol rifles, and shotguns. Officers will be trained in contemporary firearms techniques, equipment, and accessories and will participate in a variety of combat shooting drills including drawing techniques, safe loading and unloading procedures, proper use of cover, immediate actions, engagement of multiple targets, and a variety of other shooting problems. The subject matter will include: safety, range operation, ballistics, instructor liability, low light firing, range organization, and marksmanship fundamentals of semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, and patrol rifles.
Training Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, instructors will be eligible to be certified to manage and conduct firearms training programs in semi-automatic pistols, patrol rifles, and shotguns.
Prerequisites
Students must be certified and sworn law enforcement officers, and possess a POST General, or Level 2, Instructor Certification. It is the agency?s responsibility, prior to sending an officer to this course, to ensure the officer consistently scores 90% or higher on the Georgia Semi-Automatic Pistol Course. This will be imperative to successful completion of the course. On the first day of class, officers will be required to produce a letter from their agency confirming a score of 90% or better on their last Georgia Semi-Automatic Pistol Course Qualification.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for law enforcement officers that possess a POST General, or Level 2, Instructor Certification, and are desiring to become firearms instructors.
Special Notes
Agencies sending officers that cannot consistently score 90% or higher on the Georgia Semi-Automatic Pistol Course will assume the risk of the officer not being able to successfully complete the drills to pass the Performance Exam.
Officers are required to bring a letter from their agency confirming a score of 90% or better on their last Georgia Semi-Automatic Pistol Course Qualification. Officers are also required to bring a semi-auto pistol, agency-issued duty belt and holster, (holster must have level 3 retention), magazine pouch, three magazines, semi-auto patrol rifle, (RIFLE MUST BE CHAMBERED IN 5.56 and ZEROED AT 50 YARDS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL), three magazines, sling, shotgun, shotgun shell holders, hand-held light, ear protection, eye protection, and a hat with a brim. Ammunition will be provided in calibers: 9mm, 40 SW, 45ACP, 5.56, and 12 gauge. Students requiring any other calibers must contact the coordinator for the correct round count.
Please Note: Additional application processes will be required to obtain Firearms Instructor Certification status with POST.
| Start Date | End Date | Location (Hover for more information) | Time | Course Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/11/2025 | 08/22/2025 | GPSTC, FORSYTH | 08:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. | TBA | Coming Soon |